2021 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
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Dates | July/August 2021 |
Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | TBD (in 1 host city) |
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The 2021 IHF Men's Junior World Championship will be the 23rd edition of the tournament, to be held in Budapest, Hungary in 2021. It will be second time that Hungary will host the championship after they hosted it in 2005.
Bidding process
Greece, Hungary and Romania were bidding to host the 2021 Men's Junior World Championship. The championship was awarded during the 36th IHF Congress at Antalya, Turkey on Saturday, 11 November 2017.[1]
Greece was the host of the 1991 Men’s Junior World Handball Championship and the 2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship. Greece was awarded with the 2021 Men's Youth World Handball Championship.
Hungary hosted the 2005 Men's Junior World Handball Championship and was host of the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship. Hungary was also co-host of 1995 World Women's Handball Championship.
Romania hosted the 1962 World Women's Handball Championship, 1977 Women's Junior World Handball Championship and also awarded with 2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
References
- ↑ "Dr Hassan Moustafa re-elected IHF President". International Handball Federation. 11 November 2017.